Ruth Rankine
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Director of Primary Care, NHS Confederation
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Providers
2 months ago
🚨An important update: NHS Providers and NHS Confederation will merge to form a single membership body representing NHS organisations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re excited to shape the future of
#NHS
representation, together! Read more ➡️https://bit.ly/3Wqhcl0
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Ruth Rankine
The Health Foundation
3 months ago
We’re excited to share that
@theqcommunity.bsky.social
now has a new home with
@nhsconfed.org
. Building on their strong existing partnership, together they will champion collaborative, bold, inclusive and purposeful improvement that spans sectors. Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/42ecCcY
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
4 months ago
At
#LDConf
we hosted an event with
@nhsproviders.bsky.social
on neighbourhood health. Chaired by
@danielelkeles.bsky.social
, speakers
@rrankine.bsky.social
,
@helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social
,
@jessmcp.bsky.social
covered: ✅ Local care action 💚 Social Care & mental health funding 🌍 Community insight
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Fuelling up for my trip to Bournemouth for the
@libdems.org.uk
conference. Starting with panel on
#dentistry
, then
#neighbourhoodhealth
, and finishing this evening on
#prevention
. With lots of meetings in between.
@nhsconfed.org
4 months ago
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Great to see this published today. Summarising much of what has been said already with our 'take' on it and showing where members are already leading the way.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
5 months ago
Don't miss out on attending our upcoming Primary Care Network webinar on 10 September (12pm to 1pm), the third in a series illustrating the future role primary care will play in delivering care at a place-based scale in the coming years. 📅 10 September ⏰ 12pm to 1pm
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These have been so popular! and definitely lots of interest in this one 👇
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
5 months ago
Our chief exec
@confedmatt.bsky.social
joined Professor Robert Winston on
@listentotimesradio.bsky.social
to debate how we need to fund the NHS. He said that the suggestion that we should move away from the universal tax funded service is a massive distraction.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
5 months ago
Join us and NHS England for the first in our new webinar series on online consultation tools — with practical support and case studies ahead of the contractual requirement for GP practices to have them switched on throughout core hours from October. 📅 6 Aug | 🕛 12–1pm Book now:
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Practice support on implementing online consultation tools and contractual requirements
Explore best practice, case studies, and expert guidance to implement and use online consultation tools ahead of the October 2025 deadline.
https://buff.ly/fhBZjEZ
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Ruth Rankine
Jonathan Griffiths
6 months ago
If you are an
#NHS
#GeneralPractitioner
, how equipped do you feel to manage the death of a child and support the bereaved parents? We have produced a Framework to help. Please read and share! 👉
www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk//latest/publ...
#childdeath
#bereavement
#childloss
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Child Death Framework
Guidance for general practice teams to support bereaved families following the death of a child
https://www.cheshireandmerseyside.nhs.uk//latest/publications/guidance/child-death-framework/
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Great podcast with
@emmabower.bsky.social
and our
@nhsconfed.org
Primary Care network chair Duncan Gooch
www.gponline.com/podcast-exis...
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Podcast: How can existing at-scale models help GPs prepare for a neighbourhood NHS?
Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Duncan Gooch, a GP partner in Derbyshire and chair of the NHS Confederation's Primary Care Network, about the 10-year health plan and what it means for general pr...
https://www.gponline.com/podcast-existing-at-scale-models-help-gps-prepare-neighbourhood-nhs/article/1925851
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Don't miss our webinar on 23 July where we will discuss why quantifying the economic and social impact of the NHS is necessary and the framework for approaching it. Sign-up
buff.ly/4pj4cWq
@nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social
will be joined by Eve Roodhouse of
@local.gov.uk
and
@richardstubbs.bsky.social
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Earlier this week, our chief executive Matthew Taylor was a guest on the prevention is the new cure podcast, where discussion focused on Ten-Year Health Plan post-publication: 🟡 Is the plan deliverable? 🟡 How NHS leaders feel now? 🟡 When we will see outputs?
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Last year we supported 11 teams working at the interface between primary and secondary care to improve processes for local people. We've now published reflections and learning from the teams involved, including recommendations for others and examples of good practice. Learn more:
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Improvement across the interface
Lessons learned on improving the patient journey at the interface between primary and secondary care.
https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/improvement-across-interface
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It’s a good one!
@nhsconfed.org
youtu.be/iJZHzvezcpE
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Is the Ten-Year Health Plan the right plan for the NHS?
YouTube video by NHS Confederation
https://youtu.be/iJZHzvezcpE
6 months ago
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Our chief executive Matthew Taylor's dispatch from the launch of the 10-year health plan this morning.📽️
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Given the content of the 10YP today and the role of primary care at scale in delivery of neighbourhood health care, it's a good time to see how people are doing this around the country.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
"The challenge is always going to be implementation." Our chief executive,
@confedmatt.bsky.social
spoke to
@listentotimesradio.bsky.social
about the government's ten-year plan and the three shifts associated with it.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Our chief executive
@confedmatt.bsky.social
told the BBC today that the ten-year health plan is "incredibly ambitious" that calls for the NHS to do things that have been talked about for decades but not achieved.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
Read our new article and share your views 👇
www.nhsconfed.org/articles/key...
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Key questions the ten-year plan will need to answer
Twelve issues healthcare leaders will be seeking clarity on in the long-awaited plan.
https://www.nhsconfed.org/articles/key-questions-ten-year-plan-will-need-answer
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
6 months ago
New IT systems for GPs are a significant and encouraging step forwards, and something we have been advocating for on behalf of members. Read our primary care director
@rrankine.bsky.social
's response 🔗
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Great to finally see plans to address this through a reform of GP funding formula, something we have consistently been pushing for over a number of years.
@nhsconfed.org
#PCnetwork
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
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Wes Streeting diverts NHS cash from wealthy to working-class areas
The health secretary will overhaul GP funding so poorer areas get more per patient and pour an extra £2.2 billion into the ‘communities that need it most’
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/wes-streeting-wealthy-working-class-ckr9fmp25
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
1/ Our new report – AI use in NHS communications – reveals how AI is starting to reshape NHS communications practice.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
What stood out to you at
#NHSConfedExpo
? In our latest
#HealthontheLine
episode,
@vsmacdonald.bsky.social
and
@shaunlintern.bsky.social
discuss Wes Streeting’s vision for the NHS, the upcoming 10-year health plan and more. 👉 Catch the full discussion - recorded live from the conference floor.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
With 9,000 delegates and over 180 sessions,
#NHSConfedExpo
was a hub of innovation and collaboration. In a special edition of
#HealthontheLine
, recorded live,
@ConfedMatt.bsky.social
is joined by
@vsmacdonald.bsky.social
(Channel 4) and @shaunlintern.bsk.social (The Sunday Times) to reflect.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
NHS Confederation chief executive
@confedmatt.bsky.social
explains on
@listentotimesradio.bsky.social
the importance of moving outpatient appointments and care into primary and community settings and that the resources must follow that shift.
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Delighted to bring some of our Confed members together yesterday for a discussion with SofS on neighbourhood health. Great convo on desire for collaboration across boundaries and the importance of working with communities.
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
@nhsconfed.org
@charlotteruthven.bsky.social
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
We were pleased to welcome @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to the
#NHSConfedExpo
stage today. 🎬 Missed the session? Watch it back in full
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Ruth Rankine
Layla McCay
7 months ago
What did the spending review mean for the NHS? We have a briefing for that.
www.nhsconfed.org/publications...
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Spending Review 2025
Summary and analysis of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Spending Review and its impact for health and care.
https://www.nhsconfed.org/publications/spending-review-2025
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
We're delighted to have Rt Hon Wes Streeting with us at
#NHSConfedExpo
Watch his keynote live:
fsmevents.uk/nhs-confed/2...
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NHS Confed Expo - Currently Live
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And the sun is shining 😎
@nhsconfed.org
#NHSConfedExpo
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
A new study commissioned by the
@healthinnovnetwork.bsky.social
has found that making better use of innovation in the NHS would give Britain a £246 billion boost. Our chief executive Matthew Taylor said "more needs to be done to fully realise the potential of innovation."
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
‘It’s messy, it’s difficult’ Sir Jim Mackey joins
@ConfedMatt.bsky.social
to take an unfiltered look at the NHS today. Together, they discuss breaking down silos and rebuilding public trust, and why unity is the NHS’s greatest strength.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Dr Aamir Munir has been appointed as an additional vice chair of our Primary Care Network. "The Network is vital for leading, innovating and advocating for at-scale primary care at a time of great opportunity, as we respond to the government’s three strategic shifts and 10-year health plan.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Our chief executive Matthew Taylor told Times Radio that a 2.8 per cent real-terms annual rise for the Department of Health and Social Care over the three-year spending review period, while welcome, may not be enough due to high costs and uncertainty over future pay deals.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Ahead of this week's Comprehensive Spending Review, our chief executive Matthew Taylor told Times Radio this morning that there is a huge deficit of capital investment in the NHS and that the government should look at bringing private investment into the health service.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Our chief executive
@confedmatt.bsky.social
told the BBC Today programme that the University of Suffolk Dental CIC model could work on a larger scale. He said there was an opportunity with the upcoming 10 Year Health Plan to set up dental services integrated into neighbourhood health teams.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Primary care provider collaboratives are fundamental to the successful delivery of a neighbourhood health service. Their role will be pivotal in shifting care from hospitals to community, reducing health inequalities and ensuring that everyone has access to high-quality care 🏥➡️🏘️
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Our chair, Lord Victor Adebowale, recently visited
@kingscollegenhs.bsky.social
, meeting staff in the Same Day Emergency Care unit, which is transforming the trust’s urgent care pathways. He also met the team behind the sickle cell service — a centre of excellence delivering world-leading care.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
The challenges facing the NHS require a radical solution. The healthcare system is awash with data, but short on actionable insight. There’s too much focus on looking back and not enough looking forwards, scaling and sharing learning to tackle variation. A new way of working is required.
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Great 1st webinar in our new series showcasing primary care provider collabs around the country. So many questions to get through which shows people are really thinking about this, how to do it and the benefits. Recording and slides available for our members in Network app
@nhsconfed.org
#PCnetwork
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
🗣️“If you’re interested in being better, doing better and helping patients and citizens get the best out of the NHS and social care system, you’ve got to be ConfedExpo.” Lord Victor Adebowale on why you should be at
#NHSConfedExpo
next week. It's not too late to book your pass:
buff.ly/QxXSOiu
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
In a new blog,
@rrankine.bsky.social
and KPMG's Gina Naguib-Roberts, outline why primary care provider collaboratives are uniquely placed to deliver the left shift of moving care out of hospitals and into communities, and the conditions needed for success🌟 Read their reflections:
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
🚨 Budget cuts are shaking the NHS. But what if this is the moment to rebalance the system towards primary and community care? This week,
@rrankine.bsky.social
sits down with
@ConfedMatt.bsky.social
to unpack the potential for real change. Join the conversation now🎙️
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
🗣️"Come away with a renewed sense of purpose and energy." Join us for
#NHSConfedExpo
in June and experience a conference like no other. Book your pass today:
buff.ly/QxXSOiu
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
Don't miss out on attending our upcoming Primary Care Network webinar! 📅 5 June ⏰ 12pm to 1pm In this session, hear from chairs and board members of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board.
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
7 months ago
The future of prevention. That’s the view of our chair Lord Victor Adebowale after seeing Rochdale’s model of integration. Members from Greater Manchester health and care system showcased the model, which has driven down waiting times and improved patient outcomes, while reducing health inequalities
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My thoughts on why
#ConfedExpo
is the place to be in two weeks' time
@nhsconfed.org
#PCnetwork
www.nhsconfedexpo.org/latest-news/...
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Ruth Rankine NHS ConfedExpo Top Picks 2025
https://www.nhsconfedexpo.org/latest-news/ruth-rankine-top-picks-2025
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
8 months ago
We have today published a report -
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- setting out how different parts of the health and care system could work together to deliver a more integrated and devolved healthcare model that can achieve the government’s three shifts. Hear from the report's author, Annie Bliss...
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Ruth Rankine
NHS Confederation
8 months ago
Don't miss out on attending our upcoming Primary Care Network webinar on 21 May, exploring how
@surreyheartlands.bsky.social
has used data-driven strategies to modernise general practice and improve efficiency.
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